The Ultimate Tuna Melt
A little fine tuning and one secret ingredient—fried capers—sets this tuna melt apart from others.
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- Serves: 4 persons
Ingredients
- 2(5-ounce) cans of tuna
- ¼cup mayonnaise
- 5tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, divided
- 1tablespoon caper juice
- 3tablespoons finely chopped red onion
- 3tablespoons finely chopped celery
- ¼cup parsley, or dill, finely chopped
- 3tablespoons capers , rinsed and drained
- 4slices bread
- ½pound cheese, shredded
Instructions
Step 1
Gather the ingredients.Step 2
In a medium bowl, mix tuna with mayonnaise, 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, caper juice, red onion, celery, and parsley or dill. Add salt and pepper to taste. Set aside.Step 3
In a small saucepan over medium-high, heat the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Add the capers and cook, stirring or shaking occasionally, until the capers are crisp about 4 minutes. There is a fine line between a crispy caper and a burnt caper, so keep your eye on the pan and use your nose as a guideStep 4
Lay out 4 slices of bread. Drizzle with olive oil or spread with mayonnaise.Step 5
Spread tuna evenly over each slice. Top each slice generously with cheese.Step 6
Place under the broiler, keeping an eye on the bread and rotating as necessary, until the cheese is completely melted and browned slightly on top.Step 7
Pull out of the oven and top with crispy capers before serving.